Bottle-filling machine.



C. STOGKTON.

BOTTLE FILLING MAGHINE.

`YPPLIQ'A'IOIT FILED JAN. 19, 1910. 1,048,909, A I* Patented Deal, 1912.

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' BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

PPLIGATION HLM JM". 19,

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CHARLES STOGKTON, 0F IElI-IILQDLPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-FILLIneMAGHINE.

Application led Januaryj? l o ali whom 'it may concern:

Be 1 known that I, CHARLES S'rocir'ioN, a citizen of the United States,residing at and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cert-ain new anduseful Improvements in Bottle-Filling il'lachines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Myv invention relates to improvements in bottle filling machines, theobject of the inparatus of this character in which a crate full ofbottles may be simultaneously filled and in which the crate with thebottles therein may be elevated to the supply nozopened by the elevationof the bottles and automatically closed when the bottles are filled andlowered. 4

A further object is to provide an improved vertically movable platform,improved mounting therefor, and improved means for operating the same.

A further object is to provide improved mounting for the liquid supplytank in the upper portion `of an improved frame work, whereby the tankmay be vertically adjusted in accordance with the height of the bottlesto be filled, and provideA improved guides on the platform whereby thebottles in a crate may be positioned in line with lilith these and otherobjects irl` view, the invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of 'parts as will be morefully hereinafter describ d and pointed out in the claim. t

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in verticallongitudinal section on the line 1'-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a. view invertical cross section on the line 2-2 of' is a View in cross sectionshowing the bottle supporting platform in plan, and Fig. 5 is a detailedperspective view of one of the tank supporting rods..

The supporting framework of my improved structure comprises four uprightbars l secured together at `their lower ends by means of longitudinalbars 2 and transverse bars 3, and also secured to a stationaryplatformilocated an appreciable distance above the lower end of the frame andsupported by means of the uprights 1 The. uprights, which are preferablyof stecication fjjretters atent. n Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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i lat inet-al as shown, are provided in their upper portions'with aplurality of openings 5 to receive in any of them transverse rods 6.'lhese rods G are adapted to support a liquid supply tank 7, and saidtanlhas secured to its lower face transverse bars 8, the latter havingdownwardly bent ends 9, perforated to receive rods 6, 4and these bars 8may be positioned so that the -perforations therein register with any ofthe perforay tions .5, and thereby adjust the tank 7 vertically inaccordance with the helght of the bottles to b`e filled. The bottom ofthis tank 7 is provided with a plurality of spring pressed nozzles 11.vThese spring pressed nozzles are of the ordinary type and are adaptedwhen pressed upward to open and when permitted to be moved downward bytheir springs to close, and as I do not claim any feature of thesenozzles as4 my invention, it is notnecessary to describe them in detail.

l2 represents a horizontal, vertically movable platform which isprovided at its edges with notches 13 to receive uprights or standards1, and this platform 12 is v'therefore guided in its vertical movementby the standards 1, and is also guided, in its vertical movement, bymeans ofv a plunger 14, which is secured in a collar 15 on the lowerface of platform 12 at the center of the latter and extends through anopening 1G in platform i and through a sleeve or collar 17 von theplatform 4, and is adapted to-move 4vertically through said opening andcollar.

A block or head 18 is secured to the'lower end'of plunger 14 and isconnected by, a'

ychain 19 witha treadle or foot lever 2O.l This chain 19 is passed overa sprocket wheel 21., which is mounted to turn in a bracket 22 dependingfrom platform 4, and the foot lever or treadle 2O above referred to,pivotally secured at its inner end to the lower end of this bracket 22.

n order to permit crates of various vsizes to be siipp'ortecLon theplatform 12 and be guided into such position that the bottles thereinwill register with the nozzles 11, I provide on platform '12 three'guides- 23. These guides each comprise angle irons disposed onthe'platform andl having slotted estensione 24 to receive locking screwsor lill forms an ablltlnei'lt to lin'lil; ille inward slid ille;lilovemenl; olv the crate. The crate is illustrated at lll and 2lrepreents bol-tiers to be filled.

'lfl'le operation is as follows: lll crate oontaining` empty bottlesplaeed upon platforni i2 and elid into position between the, guides 23.'.lhe operator then depresses treadle or foot lever Q0, whieh throughYthe medium of ellzlill il) and plunger 14 elevalles plallorni Maandlllores the bottles; into engagement with tlll` `:apriliev lll-easednozzles; li., A continued upward illorelllellt oi' thel botllefs againstille action ol the spring nozzles will canse lille vulves; ill illenozzles to open and permit the liquid 'lfronl tank 7 to flow into thelloltles. llllllen ille lloltle'ls are filled, the operator merelyreleases prelisnre on loot lever or treadle Q0 allowing the platform todescend,t T he nozzles il alltolnatieally eloee and wllen theplzllliorlll lowered to normal position, the orale wilh filled bottlesis relllorod and a crate with eln'pty bottles replaces lille Sallie.

It will therefore be noted that with my improvements an entire crate olbottlee may be quickly and easily filled, und reqniree bill; slightell'ort. on lhc part of the operator.

' lf the bottles are unusually high or nnuelr ally low and require t-oogreat a movement on the part of the foot lever Qt) to bring` theln intoengagelnel'lt with the nozzles l1, tank 7 may be vertically adjusted inthe :trame work as above explained.

Various slight changes might be made in nonni-lee the general form andarrangement of parte deeerbed without departing from my invention, andhence l do not restrict myself to the precise detalls set forth, butconsider mysell' at liberty to make such changes and alleratiolls asfairly fall within the Spirit and scope ol,l the appended Claim.

llaling thus described iny invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Lettters Patent is:

lll bottle filling machine, the eolnbina tion with a base, nprighls onthe base, a tank Supported on the upper ends of the no rights, dependingnozzles on the tank, an elevator haring notched front and rear edgeslllorablc oll the nprigllts, a platform secured to the nprights belowthe elevator and haringA a eellll'al opening, a plunger seellred to theeleralor and [n'ojeeting downwardly through the platform, a bracketsecured to the platliol'ln and depending JLherefrom, :l lever pirotallyconnected at one end to the lower elld of the bracket, a sprocket wheelsupported on the bracketnear its upper end, and a Sprocket chainconnecting the loller end of llle plunger with the lever and engulfedover the Sprocket wheel., sullstallt'lally :ls deeeribed.

ln tetilnony whereof l have signed lmy

